Pierrefonds Day 4

I'm posting this early in case I don't get pics up in time - just a little report on the day. Today was one big fight scene outside the castle on the grass, which is always used for sparring and training fights, but there was also a set up shot for... the travelling acrobats arriving in their very pretty wagon.

The one big scene had all the knights, plus Merlin and Arthur, and is very sweet - Merlin is basically goading Arthur into fighting knight after knight, just to prove he can do it. "I'm the whole package!" Arthur declares. "Mmm," says Merlin, "Gawaine. Now he's the whole package." "Gawaine! Pah. Gawaine has the attention span of a new born lamb!" Arthur then proceeds to fight Gawaine to prove it to Merlin, and so it goes on :) It was a scene full of fan service, including Gawaine fighting shirtless for no apparent reason (except to distract Arthur perhaps!)

Finally Arthur fights Elyan with axes, the head of the axe flies off and Elyan keeps going, declaring, "Merlin can't save you now!" while Arthur's shouting "Merlin! A spare weapon! MERLIN!" and Merlin ignores him :)

The big spoiler now... Arthur is called the King in this scene. This is episode 6. Oooh.